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Demonstrators march in the Texas Capitol on Monday, May 29, 2017, protesting the state's newly passed anti-sanctuary cities bill in Austin, Texas. (Meredith Hoffman/AP)
Demonstrators march in the Texas Capitol on Monday, May 29, 2017, protesting the state's newly passed anti-sanctuary cities bill in Austin, Texas. (Meredith Hoffman/AP)

Raucous protests over a controversial sanctuary cities bill and a scuffle among state lawmakers made for an unusual last day of Texas' legislative session Monday, with one Dallas-area Republican claiming a Democratic rival threatened his life on the House floor.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets a wrapup of the Texas legislature's latest session from Ben Philpott (@BenPhilpottKUT) of Here & Now contributor KUT in Austin.

This segment aired on May 30, 2017.

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